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What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« on: September 10, 2023, 07:05:39 AM »
British Airways will trial a new ‘Group 0’ boarding process from Tuesday

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The question of ‘what is the best way to board an aircraft?’ has never been solved.

The only trial I saw which seemed to work was boarding all window passengers first, then all middle seat passengers and then all aisle passengers. Clearly this falls apart when people are travelling with others and are unwilling to separate for boarding.

British Airways is making another tweak to the current system on Tuesday as a trial, but it won’t impact most people.

British Airways will trial a new 'Group 0' boarding process
Under the new structure there will be a ‘Group 0’. This will consist of:

Gold Guest List members, of which there are only 5,000 or so, and
Premier members (see here for how to get a Premier card) of which there are only a few hundred
The new structure will allow GGL members and Premier cardholders to board before other passengers.

The trial will cover the following routes:

London Heathrow to New York JFK
London Gatwick to New York JFK
London Heathrow to Boston
…. and reverse.

I suspect that most HfP readers would be happier with better enforcement of the current system.

When I returned from Dusseldorf last month, for example, passengers were split into two lines – Group 1-3 and Group 4+ – and then both lines started boarding at the same time using two desks. Genius ….
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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2023, 07:05:55 AM »
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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2023, 01:19:19 PM »
I'll board with -1
We have been unburdened by what has been.

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2023, 05:00:25 PM »
I'll board with -1

LOL I guess you mean Pre boarding :P
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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2023, 05:25:48 PM »
I'd like to see de-planing (on arrival) by status.

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2023, 05:52:17 PM »
I'd like to see de-planing (on arrival) by status.
How would that work logistically?

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2023, 06:39:51 PM »
I'd like to see de-planing (on arrival) by status.
It already works that way in the only way that can work logistically. Seats up front are typically more desirable and that's where people with status will usually select.

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2023, 07:12:51 PM »
the only way to speed up boarding is by letting the everyone from the BACK board First (but that will be problem with carry-ons)

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2023, 02:25:41 AM »
Can't believe no one posted this yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHbLRjF0vo
120 characters? Hmm, I wonder what I could write with 64 characters. Boy, it's gonna be hard to use up 15 characters. W-

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2023, 02:48:39 AM »
"The only trial I saw which seemed to work was boarding all window passengers first, then all middle seat passengers and then all aisle passengers. Clearly this falls apart when people are travelling with others and are unwilling to separate for boarding."

Yeah but when passengers are travelling with others they usually have their seats together so that doesn't really make everything "fall apart".

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2023, 02:09:13 PM »
How would that work logistically?

Electronic seat belts that only open on demand of the flight attendants, also works for limiting lines by the bathroom, terrorists trying to open emergency doors, female reporters on an agenda, etc…

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2023, 02:17:56 PM »
Do people really find boarding too long/difficult. Personally I feel like its an airline issue. They want to reduce time. When i fly with the family we try and board early so we can get settled in and be comfortable. When I'm flying solo (without carry on) I like to board last. I get to buckle up and be in the air relatively quickly (hopefully) when i fly with carry on and have anxiety, then I'll try to board early.

Overall your talking about getting 100-500 passengers into a tin can. Its going to take time. Now of they can deboard from front and back and figure out how to get everyone out quicker... Now you got my attention.

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2023, 02:22:35 PM »
Do people really find boarding too long/difficult. Personally I feel like its an airline issue. They want to reduce time. When i fly with the family we try and board early so we can get settled in and be comfortable. When I'm flying solo (without carry on) I like to board last. I get to buckle up and be in the air relatively quickly (hopefully) when i fly with carry on and have anxiety, then I'll try to board early.

Overall your talking about getting 100-500 passengers into a tin can. Its going to take time. Now of they can deboard from front and back and figure out how to get everyone out quicker... Now you got my attention.
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That would require probably billions of dollars in constructing twin jet bridges which would be an investment that has no economical return. Never gonna happen

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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2023, 03:57:10 PM »
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That would require probably billions of dollars in constructing twin jet bridges which would be an investment that has no economical return. Never gonna happen

Umm have you never boarded with a twin jet bridge...............

No billions of dollars needed they are out there already
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Re: What is the best way to board an aircraft?
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2023, 04:23:25 PM »
Umm have you never boarded with a twin jet bridge...............

No billions of dollars needed they are out there already

Yes, select gates that handle international flights have them, but the large majority of gates do not, and those airlines probably paid money for that to happen given the advantages they can advertise to their premium fliers, but to build gates for economy fliers will not incentivize people to fly more